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end up forty

Italian translation: ritrovarsi a quarant'anni

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English term or phrase:	to end up forty
Italian translation:	ritrovarsi a quarant'anni
Entered by:	Glinda

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17:09 Feb 13, 2012

English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Testo teatrale

English term or phrase: end up forty

monologo teatrale. Un uomo racconta il momento in cui ha lasciato volontariamente e definitivamente il suo lavoro.

They were fine, really. They gave me that inflatable Paul McCartney over there. You could see they were still a bit pissed off I was leaving, but they were fine, really. So easy to end up forty with that hurt look in your eyes.

cerco soluzioni per "end up forty". Grazie

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ritrovarsi a quarant'anni

Explanation:
Mia interpretazione, e resto della frase:

Facile ritrovarsi a quarant'anni con quello sguardo ferito.

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Note added at 10 min (2012-02-13 17:20:05 GMT)
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O "con quell'espressione ferita nello sguardo".